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California Health Interview Survey releases newest data on state residents’ health
The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), the nation’s largest state health survey and a primary source of information on California’s diverse population, released its latest data today on more than 100 topics affecting the health and well-bein…
Singapore continues to lead Waseda rankings for third year running
Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Tokyo, Japan, 2 February 2011 — The Waseda University Institute of e-Government has released the 2011 Waseda University World e-Government Ranking, marking its seventh consecutive year of monitoring the development of e-Government worldwide. Singapore is once again at the top of the list.
Adolescents with severe mental disorders have never received treatment
18 January 2011 – A recent study by Merikangas and colleagues published in the January 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) shows that only half of adolescents that are affected with severely …
Big city life may make residents lean toward green, study says
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The downsides of China’s explosive urbanization — like pollution and greenhouse gas emissions — now are joined by an upside: Better environmental citizens.
It’s the first time scientists have weighed employment …
Willow cut-stem growers surveyed
STORRS, CT — Woody ornamental plants with colorful or unusually shaped stems, buds, flowers, or fruits represent a growing specialty niche in cut flower production markets. These unique plants can be good prospects for off-season production,…
Johns Hopkins faculty highly value involvement of nearby urban community for improving research
A survey conducted by Johns Hopkins faculty found strong support among their peers for working more closely with the minority, inner-city community that surrounds the institution. Overall, 91 percent of faculty responders said closer ties make resea…
Older survivors of mechanical ventilation can expect significant disability
Patients aged 65 and older who survive an episode of mechanical ventilation during a hospitalization are more likely to suffer from long-term disabilities after leaving the hospital than those who survive hospitalization without mechanical ventilati…
Low elevations hold climate surprises
Contrary to expectations, climate change has had a significant effect
on mountain plants at low elevations, says a new study led by a UC
Davis researcher.
The information could guide future conservation efforts at local
scales by helpi…
New research provides insights into space weather, could benefit satellites, aircraft
Settling decades of scientific debate, researchers from UCLA and the British Antarctic Survey have discovered the final link between electrons trapped in space and the glow of light from the upper atmosphere known as the diffuse aurora.
The find…
Giant star goes supernova — and is smothered by its own dust
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A giant star in a faraway galaxy recently ended its life with a dust-shrouded whimper instead of the more typical bang.
Ohio State University researchers suspect that this odd event — the first one of its kind ever viewed …
October 2010 issue of the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
Causal relationship between rainfall and earthquakes detailed
This review article explores natural crustal earthquakes associated with the elements of the hydrologic cycle, which describes the continuous movement of water on, above and below the s…